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A BBC commentator has issued an apology after being called out by Trinity Rodman for flubbing her name and mentioning her estranged father, Dennis Rodman, during her boyfriend's match at Wimbledon.
On Monday (July 7), Soccer star Trinity Rodman was spotted in the stands cheering on her boyfriend, Ben Shelton, during his fourth-round match against Lorenzo Sonego at Wimbledon.
Rodman attended the match with Shelton's family, but BBC commentator Andrew Castle made sure to mention that the USWNT was the daughter of NBA legend Dennis Rodman, from whom she's estranged.
“Her father is Dennis Rodman, who’s one of the greatest sportsmen of all time, in my opinion. The greatest rebounder in NBA history and the biggest wind-up merchant of all time,” Castle said during the Wimbledon broadcast.
The announcer also flubbed Rodman's name.
“Tiffany Rodman there — world cup-winning U.S. soccer player,” Castle said.
Rodman took to her Instagram Story on Monday to call out the announcer over the name error and his comment about her estranged father.
“For those who don’t know… my name is TRINITY not Tiffany,” Rodman wrote. “Also, for Ben’s matches he has his family there as a his support system, which includes his dad … my dads not even in MY life no need to bring him up during HIS matches when I don’t even want him talked about during mine. It’s him and his loved ones’ moment. Thank you.”
On Tuesday (July 8), Castle apologized for referring to Rodman as "Tiffany."
“Andrew apologizes for mispronouncing Trinity Rodman’s name during the Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Sonego match,” a BBC Sport spokesperson said in a statement per the New York Post.
Shelton won Monday's match but was defeated in the quarterfinals on Wednesday (July 9) by Italy's Jannik Sinner.
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